Jindalee Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906 as Cowcumballa Shire, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905.[1] It was renamed Jindalee Shire on 13 March 1907.[2] On 17 September 1935, it absorbed part of the abolished Municipality of Wallendbeen.[3]